NHS vaccinations

It's important that you have the vaccinations you need to keep you safe and to minimise the risk of infections.

We offer a number of vaccinations at our surgery. Your GP will be able to let you know what vaccinations you need.

You can also find more information about vaccinations and when to have them on the NHS vaccination schedule (NHS website).

General vaccination information

Vaccinations will be issued if:

  • If you are eligible you will be invited in due course.
  • All vaccinations are free via NHS for eligible groups
  • We cannot vaccinate NON-eligible groups but some pharmacies may offer this service for a fee
  • We are operating SINGLE vaccine clinics – we will not be able give covid and flu vaccinations at the same time (although it is medically safe to do so), due to the challenge of administering this (and unknown delivery dates). RSV cannot be given with other vaccines
  • We cannot offer vaccines sooner than dates provided. Often they have not been delivered until a certain date so cannot give you something we haven’t got
Childhood immunisation

It's important to make sure that your child has all of their routine childhood vaccinations. It's the most effective way of keeping them protected against infectious diseases.

Ideally, children should have their vaccinations at the right age to protect them as early as possible and to minimise the risk of infection.

Your GP will be able to tell you what vaccinations children need. You can also find more information about children's vaccinations and benefits on the Vaccinations page on the NHS website.

Adult vaccinations

Seasonal flu is highly infectious illness that’s caused by a flu virus. The virus infects your lungs and upper airways, and can cause a high temperature, aches and pains. A flu vaccination can help limit your risk of getting the flu.

Our surgery offers flu vaccinations to patients. We offer two routine vaccinations – one for patients under 65 years and another vaccine for patient over 65 years.

You can contact the surgery to find out more about flu vaccinations or visit the Flu Influenza vaccine page on the NHS website.

Most eligible adults will be able to get the flu vaccine FROM 3 October 2024

You can get the free NHS flu vaccine if you:

  • are aged 65 or over
  • have certain long-term health conditions
  • are pregnant
  • live in a care home
  • are the main carer for older or disabled person receiving carer's allowance
  • live with someone who has a weakened immune system
  • Frontline health and social care workers can also get a flu vaccine through their employer.
Travel vaccinations

We offer routine vaccinations and general advice to our patients travelling abroad who may need to be vaccinated.

We recommend booking an appointment to see your GP and help plan for your trip. It may take up to eight weeks for a full course of vaccinations, so please contact us well in advance to give yourself plenty of time if you’re planning to go abroad where you’re required to be vaccinated.

Some vaccinations are ordered on a private prescription and not on the NHS, which means that these will be charged for. Your GP will be able to tell you which vaccinations you need, when you need them and if you will need to pay for them.

You can book an appointment to see your GP using our online system. You can also find useful information about travel vaccinations on the Travel vaccinations page on the NHS website.

Recommended Travel Information Sites

Fit for Travel - Comprehensive travel advice site

Travel Vaccination help- NHS information on available travel vaccines

Masta - private travel clinics

Gov.uk - Government country specific travel advice

EHIC - apply for a free European Health Insurance Card

RSV

The RSV vaccine is recommended if:

  • you're pregnant – the vaccine is recommended during every pregnancy (from 28 weeks onwards) to help protect your baby after they're born
  • you're aged 75 to 79
  • If you turned 80 on or after 1 September 2024, you're eligible for the RSV vaccine until 31 August 2025. You're not eligible for the RSV vaccine if you turned 80 before 1 September 2024.

The maternity services will be offering RSV vaccinations if you are pregnant

We will aim to offer RSV once we have completes Flu and Covid vaccines. 

2024/25 RSV Clinics:

28.09.24

+ Next clinic TBC

Covid

Likely available from the end of October 2024

Covid vaccination eligibility groups are:

  • over-65s
  • people aged between six months and 64 years with health conditions that make them more vulnerable
  • people living in care homes for older people
  • front-line health and social-care staff, including in care homes for older people

2024 COVID Clinics:

26.10.24 / 09.11.24

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